Re: [CATALOGUE] Source Catalogue DM

On Wed 2005-04-27T16:32:44 +0200, Pedro Osuna hath writ:
> - "polarisatinDegree": degree of source polarization
>
> - "polarisationAngle": positional angle of the source polarization

The solar and radio observer in me asks why this omits an indication of the circular polarization.

> - "positionAngle": apparent position angle of the source on the sky
> vault

> - "positionAngle": apparent position angle of the orbit on the sky vault

All of the "Angle" quantities require a reference to some kind of celestial reference frame of the sort found in STC. It is not clear to me how that relationship can be enforced in the current schema.

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